Enceladean
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[edit]Enceladean
- (Greek mythology) Of or relating to the giant Enceladus in Greek mythology.
- (astronomy) Of or relating to the Saturnian moon named for Enceladus.
- 2008, Samantha Harvey (NASA/JPL), Solar System Exploration[1], archived from the original on 6 April 2009, page Saturn: Moons: Mimas:
- This is puzzling because Mimas is closer to Saturn than Enceladus, and the Mimantean orbit is much more eccentric (out of round) than the Enceladean orbit.
Noun
[edit]Enceladean (plural Enceladeans)
- (science fiction, demonym) An inhabitant of Enceladus (a moon of Saturn).